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The Department of English Language and Culture seeks an Assistant Professor in English Linguistics for 38 hours per week.

Vacancy Number: W12-080

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in English Language/Linguistics, a strong background in lexicology/lexicography and English language proficiency, and will ideally have research and/or teaching experience in corpus linguistics, historical linguistics and/or language variation. The applicant will have an active research program and broad teaching experience within English language and linguistics; she/he will be expected to teach a range of BA and MA courses including the linguistic part of the BA course on the philosophy of science. Applicants will also be expected to assist the Department in a variety of academic and administrative duties.

Tasks: The successful candidate will teach and develop teaching activities both as part of and outside the programme of the Department of English Language and Culture. He or she will assist in supervising Bachelor's and Master's theses, and in co-supervising PhD candidates. The candidate will independently conduct research in the areas mentioned, resulting in contributions to leading international publications. The candidate will also be expected to help raise funds for research projects.

Requirements: - PhD degree in English linguistics; - experience in research and excellent research skills, evidenced by publications in books and/or in international professional journals; - excellent teaching skills at undergraduate and graduate level; - experience in mentoring or working with students of diverse backgrounds; - experience with digital and audio-visual equipment; - affinity with ICT in academic education; - team spirit and capable of functioning at all levels of more than one study programme; - organisational experience and skills; - thorough (near-) native knowledge of Dutch and English.

Further Information: Further information about this vacancy can be obtained from Professor Olga Fischer at the contact information below.

Appointment: The initial appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of no more than two years. Subject to satisfactory performance the appointment will be extended with an additional three years maximum. The gross monthly salary will range from € 3,195 (scale 11) - € 4,970 (scale 12), based on a full-time appointment (38 hours a week).

Job application: Applications should include a curriculum vitae and should be sent before 5 May 2012 to the application address below.

Please state the vacancy number in the upper left corner of the envelope. You may also submit your application by e-mail; solliciteren2012-fgwuva.nl. In this case please state the vacancy number in the subject field. The selection process will include a trial lecture.